MC Lyte, one of the first the female rap pioneers in Hip-Hop wants to take her love and experience for music to promote education.

The emcee’s foundation, Hip-Hop Sisters Network has a platform that empowers young girls, and all young people by exposing them towards opportunities in education, the arts, and beyond. The charity component of the Hip-Hop Sisters Network, works towards providing annual scholarships to underprivileged children as they achieve higher education. MC Lyte believes in promoting positive images of youth by providing them with a space where they can work on building a positive future.

In addition to MC Lyte’s educational efforts, she also served as a mentor on Oxygen’s Sisterhood of Hip-Hop, and performed during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

MC Lyte is using her platform towards and being the change she wants to see within our community. For more information about her organization please see the link below: